Watch-wristlet.



J. A. ARCHER.

WATCH WRISTLET.

APPLICATION FILED 00131, 1913.

Patented June 16, 1914.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO.,WASH1NOTON, D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH ALLEN ARCHER, OF WALSAIJL, ENGLAND.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH ALLEN ARCHER, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 1 and 2 School Terrace, St. Pauls, VValsall, in the county of Stafford, England, have invented newand useful Improvements in VVatch-VV1Eistlets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a' full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention relates to watch wristlets of the type comprising a metal plate to hold illustrated in the drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings :F igure 1 is a general view of a watch wristlet constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation partly in section of my improved wristlet showing the parts intthe position they occupy when the wristlet is secured on the wrist, the strap being shown in elevation for the sake of clearness. Fig. 3

is a plan of the metal plate detached from? the strap. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the metal plate shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 1 but of a modification. Fig. 6 is a similar view to Fig. 4 but of another modification. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view in section of the strap, showing the bight of the strap.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 14, the metal plate 1 is stamped up from sheet metal to form a more or less rectangular body with two integral curved claws 2 which stand above the general upper surface of the plate 1 and are positioned one at each corner of one of the short sides 3 of the plate 1. These claws 2 turn inward at the top and are of a suitable curvature for retaining the periphery of the watch at when the latter is pressed endwise of the plate 1 by the strap 5. The space between the claws 2 must obviously be less than the diameter of the watch 4.

At the part of the metal plate 1 between the claws 2, a rectangular aperture 6 running transversely is formed, a similar aper- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application file'd October 31, 19 13.

Patented June 16, 1914. 'SerialNo. 798,486.

ture 7 being formed near the opposite end of the metal plate 1 and also a third aperture 8 near the median line thereof: intermediate to the end aperture 7 and the median aperture 8 is formed a fourth aperture 9. The said four apertures 6, 7 8 and!) are mutually parallel and of such dimensions as will allow the strap to pass theret hrough.

That part of the metal plate 1 which lies between the end aperture 7 and the adjacent aperture 9 is pressed up in the stamping process to form an integraltransversebar 10 underneath which one of the strap bights is adapted to pass, said transverse bar 10 being of rectangular cross-section or preferably rounded on its underside to prevent cutting of the strap as shown in Fig. 4. The lowest point of the cross bar 10 does not project *be low thetgeneral plane of the underside of the metal plate 1. The fiat transverse bar 11lying'between'the aperture 8 and the aperture 9, and also the end bar, 12 connecting the claws 2 are depressed so that the strap 5 can pass over them without projecting above the upper surface ofthe metal plate 1.

The strap 5 of leather or other flexible material is formed with two longitudinal slits 13 separated by a transverse portion 22 and through these slits 13 the ring 14 and the winder head 15 of the watch are passed,

one end of the strap 5 having the usual buckle 16 while the other end 17 has a number of holes 18. To fix the strap 5 in position, the end 17 is threaded through the end aperture 7, passed under the rounded transverse bar 10 and up through the aperture 9: the strap is then drawn far enough through to form the bight 19 with the two slits 13 in alinement. The end 17 of the strap is then passed down the median aperture 8, under the plate 1, up through the end aperture 6 and down over the end bar 12 as shown in Fig. 2. The ring 14 and winder head 15 are then passed through the slits 13 in the bight 19 so that the winder-shaft cas ing 20 is held by the bight. The wristlet is placed on the wrist and secured by the buckle 16 thereby holding the watch 4 tightly between the bight 19 and the claws 2. It will be apparent that the part of the strap which passes below the transverse bar 10 does not lie lower than the other part of the strap under the plate 1 and therefore does not chafe the wearers wrist, while the depressed bars 12 allow the strap to lie nder the watch 4; without tilting the same.

In the modification shown in Fig. 5, an anti-friction roller 21 is arranged to encircle the transverse bar 10, said roller 21 being made from a thin sheet of metal bent around the bar 10: or the bar may be made separately and attached by soldering or otherwise to the upper side of the plate 1. Then said bar 10 is integral, it is pressed up so that the underside of the roller 21 is flush with the underside of the plate 1.

In Fig. 6, the metal is folded around to form a hollow or tubular bar 10*, the construction being otherwise similar to that shown in Fig. i.

In the modifications, it will be noticed that the underside of the transverse bar 10 does not project below the underside of the plate 1 to any material extent.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A watch wristlet comprising a flexible strap for inclosing the wrist, said strap provided with slits for holding the watch head,

'means for drawing together the ends of said strap, a metal plate through which said strap is threaded, said metal plate provided with claws to accommodate a watch, with transverse apertures, with depressed transverse bars above which the said strap passes, and with a transverse bar under which the said strap passes, said bar having its underside flush or substantially flush with the underside of the metal plate.

2. A watch wristlet comprising a flexible strap for inclosing the wrist, said strap proided with longitudinal slits for holding the watch head, means for drawing together the ends of said strap, a flat metal plate, said metal plate provided with claws to accommodate a watch, with a transverse aperture situated between said claws, with a transverse aperture at the end opposite to the claws, with a transverse median aperture, with a fourth transverse aperture situated between the aperture at the end of the plate remote from the claws and the said median aperture, with a transverse bar situated between the said fourth aperture and the end aperture adjacent thereto, with a transverse bar depressed relative to the upper surface of said plate and situated between the median aperture and the fourth aperture, and with a transverse bar at the claw end of said plate and depressed relative to the upper surface of said plate,

3. A watch wristlet comprising a flexible strap for inclosing the wrist, said strap provided with longitudinal slits for holding the watch head, means for drawing together the ends of said strap, a metal plate through which the said strap is threaded, said metal plate provided with claws to accommodate a watch, with transverse apertures, with depressed transverse bars above which the said strap passes, and with a transverse bar under which the said strap passes, said bar having its underside flush with the underside of the metal plate, and an anti-friction roller on said bar.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH ALLEN ARCHER.

Witnesses A. DAVIES, WILLIAM RoBINsoN.

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